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VvILLlAhI \V. ANDERSON, OF NEYV YORK, N. Y.

GARMENT-CLASP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 303,103; dated August5, 1884.

' Application filed June 5, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may,c0nccrn.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. ANDER- son, of New York, in the countyand State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements inGarment-Clasps, and the following is a full and accurate description ofthe same.

My invention belongs to that class of clasps which are employed inconnection with garmentssuch as slceve-elastics, garters, &c.- and itrelates particularly to the fastening or attachment of the webbing orother band to the clasp.

-Heretofore the webbing or band has been attached either by sewing or bymeans of points or spikes punched up from one of the plates, and afterpenetrating the band said points are pressed down, and hold it withLaterally-projecting ears are left on the edge of the bed-plate, andafter the webbing or band is in place these ears are bent or folded overthe edge of the webbing or band to hold the same firmly. The objectionsto this mode of fastening the webbing, which are obviated or correctedby my improvement, are: The points or spikes, being punched out from theplate, either leave holes visible in the plate or leave the pointsexposed on the surface of the webbing; also, the raw edge across the endof the webbing is leit uncovered and exposed. W'hen the points have beenpunched out from the plate and passed through the webbing, their pointsare bent down and frequently force thewebbing and elastic down into thehole from which the spikewas out with a shearing action upon thewebbing, frequently cutting out a piece or breaking the elastic.Garment-elasps also frequently catch in the garment.

That others may fully understand my improvement, I will particularlydescribe it, having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improvement. Fig. 2 represents inperspective the blank for part A. Figs. 3 and 4 represent thefold-bends, which constitute the fastening for the webbing. Fig. 5 is aside elevation of the clasp, the fastening-folds being in longitudinalsection.

A is the base-plate, and Bis the clamp-plate pivoted to said base-plateby a pivot through the cars a b of plates A B, respectively. The

gripping ends are serrated, as shown at (2, so

as to seize and hold firmly whatever is placed between them. The rear ortail end of the plate or lever B is bent downward, as at e, and the rearend of the plate A is bent upward, as at f, so that the end 6 isprotected from catching on the garments while in use; also, the

upward bend at f causes the point of attach- -also laterally-projectingears 1., which are finally folded over to confine the web. The rear endof plate A is first bent downward, as at m, and then folded forward, asat a. The ends it and a are then bent up, and the end (1 is bent upward,and the plate B is attached by insertion of the usual spring and thepivot-pin c. The clasp is then in condition for the market. When thewebbing is to be attached, the end of said webbing is placed against theupturned end at and forced down upon the points i, so that they willpenetrate and pass through the webbing. The'ends of the spikes z arethen turned over and forced down, so as to depress the webbing into theopenings h. This depression'of the webbing into the holes it increasesand improves the hold, but does not cut or iuj urc the webbing.

The end m is then bent down over the end of the webbing and points 2',which are thereby concealed, and the raw edge of thewebbing covered andclamped. The ears in are then bent over and pressed down hard upon theend m, as shown in Fig. 1. This binds the whole together and makes asmooth, roundcornered finish, which presents the strongest possibleattachment, without any liability to catch in garment.

Having described my invention, I claim as new--- spikes t, standingtherein, with a clear space 10 around, as set forth, whereby, when saidspike is bent down upon the band or webbing, said webbing may be forceddown into the opening h without being out or torn, as set forth.

3. A garment-clasp providedwith a forward bend, f, in the baseplate, aclamp-plate, B, I 5

having a downward bend, e, at its free end, and the spikes 13, bends mn, and the ears k, as set forth and described.

\VM. WV. ANDERSON. Witnesses:

-T. E. HIQKEY,

WM. H. MILEs.

